Placket-closer.



PATENTBD ABR- 28, 1903. s. w. LONG & e. U. LAROM.

PLAOKET CLOSER.

APPLICATION FILED 21:13.], 1903.

no MODEL.

' WITNESSES:

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having our invention applied thereto.

TENT QFFICE'.

SYLVANUS W. LONG AND GEORGE U. LAROM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PLACKET- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,715, datedApril 28, 1903.

Application 1116a February 7, i903.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SYLVANUS W. LONG and GEORGE U. LAROM, citizens ofthe United States, and residentsof the city of New York, boroughofManhattan,in the county and State of New York, have invented a new andIm proved Placket-Closer, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements inplacket-closers for skirts.

In carrying out the present invention Wehave particularly in viewproviding an article of this character which may be attached to theskirt in such manner that the edges of the material of the placket willbe held in a position of contact by the aforesaid article when suchskirt is being worn. 4

A further object of our invention is to provide a placket-closer whichmay be readily and quickly secured to the skirt and one which will beextremely light in weight and of such shape and form that wheninposition on the skirt the bulky untidy appearance generally presentedby the placket-closers now in use will be obviated.

A further object is to provide the members forming the closer with anenlarged platelike portion or a series of such porti0ns,adapted to lieflat against the material of the skirt and extend inwardly away from theedges of the placket, such plate-like portions preserving the hang andstiffness of the skirt, preventing the turning or disarrangement of themain members of the placket-closer, and which may be provided withapertures forv the threads securing the closer to the garment.

With these and other objects of a similar nature in view, our inventionconsists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter described in this specification, delineated in theaccompanying drawings, and set forth in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a garment Fig. 2 is a plan View ofthe two members forming Serial No. 142,290. (No model.)

the closer, and Fig. 3 is a partial detail per= spective view of amodified form of fastener.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in detail, the letter Adesignates a skirt or similar garment having the double-folded bands Band O, forming the placket-opening at the rear thereof. At the edges ofthe skirt forming the opening, and in the present instance within theouter folds b and c, is adapted to be secured through any suitableagency, such as stitching or the like, the two main strips or members 1and 2, forming our improved fastener. These members or strips arepreferably formed of some light resilient or slightly-elastic material,such as metal, and are adapted when secured to the skirt and in use tohave their adjacent straight edges 3 and 4 contiguous or ina position ofabutment. Extending from the opposite longitudinal edges of the membersand formed approximately centrally thereof and integrally therewith arethe relatively enlarged portions or plates 5 and 6, which are apertured,as at 7 and 8, for the passage of the thread employed for stitching themembers to the garment.

These plates or enlarged portions are a Veryimportant and essentialfeature incident to our invention, as they cause the edges of theplacket to lie flat in a contiguous position and prevent the metallicstrips 1 and 2 from turning, in addition to preserving the shape or hangof the skirt and providing a bearing-surface for the securing-threads.

Near the upper and lower ends of the members 1 and 2 are formed smallerextensions or plates, as at 9 10, which assist the large central platein preserving the shape and hang of the garment.

For the purpose of hooking or connecting the two members in theiroperative positions, whereby to close the-placket, we provide one of themembersfo r example,the member lat points along its surface with anumber of hooks 11, adapted to pass through and engage with the eyes 12,formed on or secured to the opposite member. If desired,the hooks andeyes may be formed integral with or out of the same material as thestrips, as shown at 11 and 12 in Fig. 3.

To prevent the cutting or injuring of the material of the garment, theends of the strips or members 1 and 2 are rounded, as

and 16.

shown at 13 and 14:, and provided with apertures 15 and 16 to receivethread.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the use and advantages of our improved placketholder will bereadily appreciated.

In the present instance the strips are inserted between the folds at theback of the skirt and the hooks and eyes passed through the material ofthe garment at the edges of the placket-opening. The members may then bestitched by passing threads through the material and through theapertures 7, 8, 15, The waistband of the skirt may be provided with theusual hook and eye, as shown at d and 6.

While we have herein shown and described our preferred form of closer,it will be evi-' dent that there may be modifications and variationswith respect to minor details without departing from the spirit of theinvention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentl. A placket-fastener, comprising two separateflexible, metallic members having the ends thereof rounded andapertured, a relatively enlarged plate formed integral with andcentrally of each member, said plates also having apertures therein,small extended plates formed on the same longitudinal edge as therelatively large plates, hooks formed on the opposite longitudinal edgeof one of the members from the plates, and eyes formed on the contiguousedge of the other member, said eyes being adapted to be engaged by andretain said hooks, substantially as set forth.

2. A placket-fastener, comprising two separate, metallic members havingapertures therein for the passage of threads, a relatively enlargedplate formed on each member, hooks formed on the longitudinal edge ofone member, and eyes on the other member, adapted to be engaged by saidhooks, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a skirt or analogous article of aplacket-fastener comprising two separate members, an enlarged plateformed on each memberintermediate its ends to prevent the turning of themember when in use, and means for coupling the members, substantiallyas'specified.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SYLVANUS W. LONG. GEORGE U. LAROM.

Witnesses:

R. B. CAVANAGH, J NO. M. BITTER.

